Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-01

nent OF interest due June | on S206 422 900
United States registered four per cent bonds
OF the funded loan Of 1881.
The Troy, n. ", stove manufacturers,
who belong to the National Defence Associa-
ton, Tuesday received an official notice that
the St. Louis strike vas over and thew can
open their founderies q, once.
The barn, carriage houses and stables on
the Vanderbilt farm At Newdrop were des-
stroyed by fire Monday. The property was in
the care Of Robert Woodro~ and his family.
Mrs, Woodrow was burned to death.
Ihe tnreatend carpenters strike in Salem,
Mass, which was to have taken place Tues
day morning, did not pan out as extensively
as expected, only 30 of the 800 men going
out. Their places will be filled speedily.
Three men while at work In Montreal,
Monday, complained of feeling sick. 1t vas
found that the men had been poisoned Two
OF them died and the third is still very sick.
how they came to be poisoned is q mystery.
During the service in the cathedral at
Pressourg, Hungary, Sunday, an alarm of
flre was raised. panic ensued and many
OF the congregation were injured in the crush
which resulted from the frantic endeavors OF
the people to reach the doors. No further
particulars of the panic have been received
letter was received at Waterbury, CT,
Tuesday, stating that Chsrles Kott and Eva
Grilley OF Watervile, whose elopement was
announced Saturday, we're married BY Rev.
Mr.. Peeg at Port Chester, N. Y, Thursday,
May 26.
At Lovers Park, Reading, Pa, just before
midnight, Monday night, John Metz, aged 26,
shot and severely wounded Annie Gring. He
then shot himself through the heart and died
almost instantly. Jealousy was the cause of
the tragedy.
AT the Naumkeag mills in Salem, Mass,
Tuesday morning, 100 weavers struck work,
owing to the alleged intention of the man.
agement TO dock the help for damage done
by oil dropping on their work from the
shafting overhead
wooden cross has been erected at Bodyke,
Ireland, where the work of eviction had to
be stopped on account of the sheriff being
seized with fit, upon which are inscribed
these words. Praise the Lord. here the
tyrant's arm was paralvzed."
At meeting OF the Governor and Council
OF New Hampshire, Tuesday, the contract
with John kimball, assignee for the labor of
convicts in the State prison. which expires
in 1889, was renewed for three years from
that date at so cents per day per man.
fishing oat occupied by John Stone and
three brothers named John, Jacob and Nick
Johnston, was taken in tow near Cleveland,
o., Monday. In some way the small boat
lost its rudder and the steamer pulled it un-
der the water, throwing all four men out
The three Johnstons were drowned.
The funeral OF Abisha Barrows, held in
Wareham, Mass, Tuesday afternoon, at the
time of his death was probably the oldest
railroad employe in the United States, hav-
ing been in the employ of the Old Colony
road as station agent at Wareham, upwards
of forty yeara.
Secretary Farchid of Washington has in
structed the collector of customs at Boston
in case of expectations OF shapes manufact-
ured wholly from imported steel bilets, to
allow drawback equal in amount to the
duty paid on imported material less legal re-
tention of ten per cent
The President went out fishing Tuesday
He and Col. Lamont caught about 200 trout.
While the President fishing his wife vis-
ted the grave of John Brown at North Eba.
The President had a large mail Tuesday
night but will attend to no business except
matters requiring his immediate attention
The government of the City of Mexico is
having the theatre and other large public
buildings carefully inspected to see if any
rious damage which might result in future
catastrophes occurred during the earthquake
of Sunday forenoon. The police reports
show few accidents caused by the shock.
Pat Sheedy of Minneapolis, Mimi, man
ager for John L. Sullivan, has written Patsy
Cardiff that Sullivan will not be able to meet
HIM at the time mentioned in the articles of
agreement, signed last winter, and says it
will be months before Sutivan's arm is in a
condition to meet anyone. and may never be
as strong as before the injury. The fight
therefore is off.
A ceremony of peculiar interest occurred
at St. Parrick's cathedral on 9th avenue,
New York, Tuesday, when Archbishop Corri-
gan ordained Rev. Henry Van Renssalar, OF
a historic Albany family, as member of
the priesthood. Van Renssalar is a convert
to the Roman Catholic religion from the
Episcopal ministry,
Hanlan. though beaten in the race with
Gaudaur at Pullman, Ills, forced Gauduar
to break all records and also broke them
himself Hanlan's time, according to the
official record, was 1884. Hanlan's defeat is
attributed to the fact that his boat was unfit
for rough weather. while Gaudaur's was Pc
culiarly adapted to it,
Archbishop Ly nch of Toronto has decided
that no dispensatons shall hereafter be
granted in his diocese for mixed marriages
when the woman is non Cathoiic Experience
has taught him that Protestant mother can
not raise her children Catholics, and she is
thus unable to comply with the essential con-
dition on which such dispensatlon is granted
The members elect of the New Hampshire
legislature arrived at Concord Tuesday
The csucus resulted as fellows: For pre.i-
dent, F. d Currier. Canaan; for clerk. Ira
A. Chase, Bristol for assistant clerk. Chss.
Homklett. Milford: for sergeant at arms.
Edward r. Wason. Nashua; for messenger,
JAS. w. Adams, Weir; republican representa-
tive for speaker, Alvin Burleigh. Plymouth
Advices from Nero, Russia, confirm the
statement that English engineers are actively
fortifying Herat. Walls and trenches are be-
ing strengthened and redoubts built to resist
artillery The AfQhsns are displaying hatred
of the English and the Ameer has been
Obliged to appoint military escorts to protect
the men employed on the works, The aim
of the English is to enable the garrison OF
10000 men at Herat to Withstand the seige
tor 80 days
The interstate commerce commission has
issued an order to the managers Of the
Georgia Central railroad requesting them to
answer a complaint thst they are discriminat-
ing against the colored race. This CON
plant come. from w. II. Council, a colr-d
citizen of Alaoams, who in a sworn state
ment alleges that the road has disseminated
against him on account of his color. He
saws he purchased first class ticket but was
forcibly elected from first class coach.
Senator Sherman, Senator Farwell and
other prominent republicans arrived in
Springfield, ILL.,, Tuesday morning. He